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draw·back
/ˈdrɔˌbæk/
不利點,退稅
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Draw·back
n.
1.
A
loss
of
advantage
,
or
deduction
from
profit
,
value
,
success
,
etc
.;
a
discouragement
or
hindrance
;
objectionable
feature
.
The
avarice
of
Henry
VII
. . . .
must
be
deemed
a
drawback
from
the
wisdom
ascribed
to
him
.
--
Hallam
.
2.
Com.
Money
paid
back
or
remitted
;
especially
,
a
certain
amount
of
duties
or
customs
,
sometimes
the
whole
,
and
sometimes
only
a
part
,
remitted
or
paid
back
by
the
government
,
on
the
exportation
of
the
commodities
on
which
they
were
levied
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
drawback
n
:
the
quality
of
being
a
hindrance
; "
he
pointed
out
all
the
drawbacks
to
my
plan
"
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